Liam Gormley (born 19 March 1993), is a Scottish professional

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who plays for

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in the

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. He has previously appeared in the

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for

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Career

As a youngster at

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, Gormley was called up to the Scotland U16 squad for the

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, making two appearances. The following year, he also played twice for the U17s and moved to

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to sign his first professional contract. Despite winning numerous honours at youth level, including the

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where he scored the decisive goal in the final against

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in front of 9,427 fans at

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, Gormley did not make a first-team appearance at Celtic and was released in the summer of 2012. Gormley had trials at

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and

at the start of the 2012–13 season, and made one league appearance for the Cappielow club against

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in September 2012. He later joined East Fife on a permanent basis, scoring on his debut against

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in November 2012. A new contract offer was withdrawn at the beginning of the following season and Gormley eventually signed for Queen's Park in September 2013, again scoring on his debut. A two-year stint in the

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with

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, included a run to the fifth round of the

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where Gormley faced former club Celtic. After leaving East Kilbride, Gormley signed briefly with

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side,

Kilbirnie Ladeside Kilbirnie Ladeside Football Club are a Scottish football (soccer), football club, from Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire. Based at Valefield Park, they currently play in the West of Scotland Football League. Their main rivals are Beith Juniors F.C., Be ...

before joining Cambuslang Rangers in September 2016. Gormley joined 'Langs local rivals

in September 2017.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gormley, Liam 1993 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Scotland men's youth international footballers Motherwell F.C. players Celtic F.C. players East Fife F.C. players Queen's Park F.C. players East Kilbride F.C. players Kilbirnie Ladeside F.C. players Cambuslang Rangers F.C. players Rutherglen Glencairn F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Lowland Football League players Footballers from Bellshill 21st-century Scottish sportsmen